Safari 3.0.4 Beta for Windows

MacRumors · Nov 15, 2007, 01:55 AM

Alongside the Mac OS X 10.4.11 updates today, Apple also released a new beta of Safari for Windows as detailed in this tech note.

The latest Safari beta for Windows incorporates a number of stability, performance and security improvements. A number of new features are detailed as well, including:

- Includes an additional font smoothing option ("standard)
- Adds International text input methods
- Adds cookie management
- Adds spell checking and grammar checking
- New keyboard shortcuts

Apple also incorporated Safari 3 with the Mac OS X 10.4.11 update, bringing the final version of Safari 3 to Tiger users. Apple first released Safari for Windows in June at WWDC 2007.

Download link: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

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Eidorian · Nov 15, 2007, 02:00 AM

It's nice that Apple pushed Safari 3 final to Tiger. I mean it RAN on Tiger so was there a doubt that it wouldn't go final?

It'll be time for Windows too.

TheSpecialist · Nov 15, 2007, 02:13 AM

Finally, thanks Apple!

samh004 · Nov 15, 2007, 02:19 AM

I wonder how many Windows users actually use Safari now though. Any official figures ?

Has this latest beta removed some of the Mac-centric shortcuts and stuff like that. I haven't used Safari for Windows since June and I recall it was just a photo copy job of the Mac version back then.

Is it snappier ?!

OdduWon · Nov 15, 2007, 02:21 AM

I am glad to see the spell checker added. Safari is my favorite browser, so having it in Xp is nice. Hope some of the bugs i reported were addressed. Good to see "the best Browser" back it's stuff up. The find feature is also great BTW.

Westside guy · Nov 15, 2007, 02:51 AM

Safari 3 is very fast, and I like it quite a bit - but it also has some new CSS bugs that weren't in 2. Hopefully they'll get those fixed.

Rodimus Prime · Nov 15, 2007, 03:04 AM

Well, about time they added the spell checker for windows. It is a huge reason why I refused to even conisider using Safria for windows. Now I may be willing to play around with it. Fire fox will stay my main browser for a long time to come.

Master Atrus · Nov 15, 2007, 03:07 AM

I'm sorry, while I appreciate the attempt on Apple's part; Safari on Windows just doesn't "look" good.

I think the browser itself functions fine, but in the grand scheme of things it just doesn't look "Appelish" or rather doesn't fit in the Windows OS - it stands out and does so uglyishly (I know, not a word).

But as long as it works I guess ...

sief · Nov 15, 2007, 03:23 AM

I've been using Safari on XP since Apple debuted the beta for XP. Safari 3 looks much better and I love it so far. Thanks Apple.

Darkroom · Nov 15, 2007, 03:23 AM

is Safari 3.0.4 that comes with Mac OS X 10.5 also a beta?

Mekgek · Nov 15, 2007, 03:36 AM

I really don't understand why apple is wasting their time developing safari for windows...whats their goal?

Windows users already have firefox and IE7, both decent browsers, there's no need for safari.

Maybe to sync certain settings to the iPhone?

Blue Velvet · Nov 15, 2007, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekgek

I really don't understand why apple is wasting their time developing safari for windows...whats their goal?

What's their goal? It's all because of the iPhone and browser-based apps.

MattyP30 · Nov 15, 2007, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekgek

I really don't understand why apple is wasting their time developing safari for windows...whats their goal?

Windows users already have firefox and IE7, both decent browsers, there's no need for safari.

Maybe to sync certain settings to the iPhone?

its easy to see their goal!

they want windows users to use more and more apple software - its a way of introducing themselves to the uninitiated windows users - and then hopefully they will like it so much that they switch to a mac increasing sales etc

PCMacUser · Nov 15, 2007, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samh004

I wonder how many Windows users actually use Safari now though. Any official figures ?

I don't know a single person (outside these forums) who uses Safari for Windows. Most seem to go 'oh look there's a browser from Apple - install, try, uninstall'.

Osarkon · Nov 15, 2007, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCMacUser

I don't know a single person (outside these forums) who uses Safari for Windows. Most seem to go 'oh look there's a browser from Apple - install, try, uninstall'.

I did that. I prefer Firefox in Windows. But I use Safari in Leopard

bête noire · Nov 15, 2007, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekgek

I really don't understand why apple is wasting their time developing safari for windows...whats their goal?

One of their goals is to provide a way for Windows-based businesses to test their HTML on Safari. This means we get less web sites that fail to load properly because they've only been tested on IE.

Analog Kid · Nov 15, 2007, 04:37 AM

Standard font smoothing, eh? I guess this means they finally caved and allowed people to let it mangle fonts the Windows way?

macFanDave · Nov 15, 2007, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodimus Prime

Well, it's about time they added the spell checker for windows Windows. It is a huge reason why I refused to even conisider consider using Safria Safari for windows Windows. Now I may be willing to play around with it. Fire fox Firefox will stay my main browser for a long time to come.

You don't need no dang computer spell checker/grammar checker when you got yer buddies at MacRumors forums happy to hep you out!

macFanDave · Nov 15, 2007, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekgek

I really don't understand why apple is wasting their time developing safari for windows...whats their goal?

World domination.

Next question, please!

bigwig · Nov 15, 2007, 04:43 AM

Can anybody compare Safari with Camino? Which would you use and why?

samh004 · Nov 15, 2007, 05:40 AM

I hope Apple eventually builds bookmark syncing to Safari on Windows into Safari on Windows. That'd be useful to have, to keep your Windows part of your life in line with your Mac part. A simple preference setting would be all it takes (and of course coding the back-end, but you don't see that so it's as if it's just a new preference setting).

MattJessop · Nov 15, 2007, 06:05 AM

I like using Safari when I'm using Windows, just because the shortcuts are very similar to the OS X version. Unfortunately this means remembering to use the Ctrl key instead of the Cmd key, but oh well

I think I was one of the few who actually liked the font smoothing. Oh well. It looked purdy.

Just on an interesting side note..

Windows is snappier now.

MacAodh · Nov 15, 2007, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigwig

Can anybody compare Safari with Camino? Which would you use and why?

I used Camino in Tiger but when i switched to Leopard i began to use Safari. I used Camino because it was faster loading and loading webpages but now in leopard Safari loads just as quick and loads webpages just as quick too. Also, the "make a widget" future is a hell of a lot handier then i expected it to be as well as quite a few webpages now playing much nicer with Safari then with Camino (for example my online banking, Gmail - GoogleChat, and a few web 2.0 pages too...) Plus it did drive me nuts the way pdf's would download rather then open with Camino

To be honest i like Camino because it's open source and Safari because it fits into Leopard better. All the benefits that made me use Camino in Tiger have been fixed by Safari in Leopard

By the way, Safari on windows is S**t in my opinion although i haven't used the latest beta. Just seams not to play well with the whole windows thing...

alec · Nov 15, 2007, 06:45 AM

Now when will Firefox become useable in OS X?

twoodcc · Nov 15, 2007, 06:52 AM

glad that they got the final for Tiger, and that they are still improving the windows version. now if only i could install it here at work....

Nov 15, 2007, 01:55 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Safari 3.0.4 Beta for Windows Alongside the Mac OS X 10.4.11 updates today, Apple also released a new beta of Safari for Windows as detailed in this tech note. The latest Safari beta for Windows incorporates a number of stability, performance and security improvements. A number of new features are detailed as well, including: - Includes an additional font smoothing option ("standard) - Adds International text input methods - Adds cookie management - Adds spell checking and grammar checking - New keyboard shortcuts Apple also incorporated Safari 3 with the Mac OS X 10.4.11 update, bringing the final version of Safari 3 to Tiger users. Apple first released Safari for Windows in June at WWDC 2007. Download link: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ Article Link

Nov 15, 2007, 02:00 AM	#2
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	It's nice that Apple pushed Safari 3 final to Tiger. I mean it RAN on Tiger so was there a doubt that it wouldn't go final? It'll be time for Windows too. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Nov 15, 2007, 02:19 AM	#4
samh004 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Australia	I wonder how many Windows users actually use Safari now though. Any official figures ? Has this latest beta removed some of the Mac-centric shortcuts and stuff like that. I haven't used Safari for Windows since June and I recall it was just a photo copy job of the Mac version back then. Is it snappier ?! __________________ Website \| Blog

Nov 15, 2007, 02:21 AM	#5
OdduWon macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CaliVerse	I am glad to see the spell checker added. Safari is my favorite browser, so having it in Xp is nice. Hope some of the bugs i reported were addressed. Good to see "the best Browser" back it's stuff up. The find feature is also great BTW. __________________ "Don't Sprung Me Bro!"

Nov 15, 2007, 02:51 AM	#6
Westside guy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The soggy part of the Pacific NW	Safari 3 is very fast, and I like it quite a bit - but it also has some new CSS bugs that weren't in 2. Hopefully they'll get those fixed. __________________ The fevered rantings found in this post are generated randomly. Any resemblance to coherent thought is completely coincidental.

Nov 15, 2007, 02:13 AM	#3
TheSpecialist macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands, Europe	Finally, thanks Apple!

Nov 15, 2007, 03:04 AM	#7
Rodimus Prime macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2006	Well, about time they added the spell checker for windows. It is a huge reason why I refused to even conisider using Safria for windows. Now I may be willing to play around with it. Fire fox will stay my main browser for a long time to come.

Nov 15, 2007, 03:07 AM	#8
Master Atrus macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2003	Ummmm ... I'm sorry, while I appreciate the attempt on Apple's part; Safari on Windows just doesn't "look" good. I think the browser itself functions fine, but in the grand scheme of things it just doesn't look "Appelish" or rather doesn't fit in the Windows OS - it stands out and does so uglyishly (I know, not a word). But as long as it works I guess ... __________________ "Any Sufficiently Advanced Science Is Indistinguishable From Magic" Arthur C. Clarke

Nov 15, 2007, 03:23 AM	#9
sief macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2007	I've been using Safari on XP since Apple debuted the beta for XP. Safari 3 looks much better and I love it so far. Thanks Apple.

Nov 15, 2007, 03:23 AM	#10
Darkroom macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada	is Safari 3.0.4 that comes with Mac OS X 10.5 also a beta? __________________ iPhone OS Apps: Film Light, SizeMe.

Nov 15, 2007, 03:36 AM	#11
Mekgek macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	I really don't understand why apple is wasting their time developing safari for windows...whats their goal? Windows users already have firefox and IE7, both decent browsers, there's no need for safari. Maybe to sync certain settings to the iPhone?

Nov 15, 2007, 04:37 AM	#17
Analog Kid macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2003	Standard font smoothing, eh? I guess this means they finally caved and allowed people to let it mangle fonts the Windows way? __________________ "Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk hand-in-hand." --Peart

Nov 15, 2007, 04:43 AM	#20
bigwig macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2005	Can anybody compare Safari with Camino? Which would you use and why?

Nov 15, 2007, 05:40 AM	#21
samh004 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Australia	I hope Apple eventually builds bookmark syncing to Safari on Windows into Safari on Windows. That'd be useful to have, to keep your Windows part of your life in line with your Mac part. A simple preference setting would be all it takes (and of course coding the back-end, but you don't see that so it's as if it's just a new preference setting). __________________ Website \| Blog

Nov 15, 2007, 06:05 AM	#22
MattJessop macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stirling, UK	I like using Safari when I'm using Windows, just because the shortcuts are very similar to the OS X version. Unfortunately this means remembering to use the Ctrl key instead of the Cmd key, but oh well I think I was one of the few who actually liked the font smoothing. Oh well. It looked purdy. Just on an interesting side note.. Windows is snappier now. __________________ MacBook C2D 2.16Ghz, iPhone 3G.

Nov 15, 2007, 06:45 AM	#24
alec macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington DC	Now when will Firefox become useable in OS X? __________________ Help Me Work In Burma: Do Your Holiday Shopping On Amazon!

Nov 15, 2007, 06:52 AM	#25
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	glad that they got the final for Tiger, and that they are still improving the windows version. now if only i could install it here at work.... __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

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